But this problem is solvable. Here’s how.
First, we can invest in what’s already proven to work in crises: cash assistance, simplified malnutrition treatment, and flexible education models.
One in four young people aged 16 to 24 are struggling with mental health issues - according to a major independent review commissioned by the government.
Professor Peter Fonagy, who led the investigation, dismissed claims that the current young generation are "snowflakes" - and said there had been a significant rise in distress, anxiety and depression.
Two Palestinian children sit beside their mother’s grave after she was killed by Israeli gunfire in central Gaza. The arms they once ran to for comfort are the very ones they have lost.
He didn't break the law out of greed. He broke it out of love. Standing in court, head in his hands, shivering in an orange jumpsuit, he looked like just another criminal facing fraud charges. But the file on the judge's desk told a different story. He'd written a bad check for thousands of dollars. Not for a new car or a vacation, but at a pharmacy counter. When the insurance company denied his mother's life-saving medication, panic took over. He knew the check would bounce, but he also knew it was the only way to get the medicine she needed to survive the week. Now, he faced prison time for that desperation. And as he stood there weeping, his only thought wasn't about jail, but about who would take care of her if he was gone. He braced himself for sentencing. But the judge didn't bring down his gavel. In a moment that stunned the entire room, she stood, leaned across the bench, and wrapped her arms around him. She didn't see a con artist; she saw a loving son pushed to the brink. Holding his face in her hands, she looked him in the eye and delivered the life-changing verdict: 'It's over. I'm dropping the charges. You deserve a second chance, and I believe you can take advantage of it.' She didn't just give him back his freedom; she gave him the challenge of going home, taking care of his family, and making this mercy matter. Sometimes, justice isn't just about punishment. It's about understanding. Do you think the judge made the right decision by looking at the 'why' instead of just the 'what'?
Our 83-year-old Christian grandmother was euthanised against her will under Canada's assisted dying system - she died covered in blood with her hands clasped in prayer https://t.co/u50K1sT75X
Good man
He's put up the sign himself following a 10-month campaign sparked by concerns over hedgehog deaths on the village's roads.
Find out more: https://t.co/DPfQhWsybO
More than 30 years ago, a Japanese diver working at an underwater shrine noticed the same wild fish kept coming around.
He named her Yoriko.
Then something happened that changed their relationship completely.
She still lives wild in the ocean. He’s now in his 70s.
And somehow, after all these years, she still knows when it’s him.
CANADA 🇨🇦
There is global disgust after an 83 year old grandmother was put down in brutal fashion in Belleville, Ontario
Brigitte Stegemann was suffering from cancer and opposed Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia due to her Christian beliefs
When her family were away for a number of days, doctors talked privately with her and said that she expressed desire to be killed with their help. In later assessments, the partially blind and deaf Stegemann showed confusion and was shocked when told that she agreed to be put down.
She died with her hands clasped in prayer and covered in her own blood after a botched IV attempt
State Assisted Suicide now accounts for 1 in every 20 deaths in Canada
Her family says she had already rejected assisted death. Weeks later, 83-year-old Brigitte Stegemann was killed under Canada’s physician-assisted suicide program.
Stegemann’s granddaughter says everything changed while she was away on a 10-day trip. During that time, the care home arranged a MAiD assessment, and the family alleges Stegemann was showing cognitive decline and became distraught when told the procedure would end her life.
Now the family wants to know how the Christian grandmother was approved for an assisted death despite those concerns.
The granddaughter describes the questions Stegemann allegedly struggled to answer before her death: https://t.co/teQLYiFzZ2
South African ostrich farms are using mechanical pluckers to remove feathers from living birds destined for major luxury fashion brands in techniques that are cruel and painful, animal welfare group World Animal Protection says
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83-year-old Brigitte Stegemann, a devout Christian grandmother with stage 4 stomach cancer, was euthanized against her will, despite repeatedly refusing euthanasia due to her faith.
Her family alleges she failed a basic cognitive test, wept that she’d “made a mistake,” and died with her hands clasped in prayer after a botched IV left her covered in blood.
Euthanasia is state-sponsored murder.
While the world is still far short of its targets, it’s still possible to narrow the gap. But now is the time to correct course and rethink our approach. More from the IRC’s latest report: https://t.co/D2VKyuyOct
@annamlulis Horrified and so very sad to hear this!! How can you euthanise a person against their will? Thankfully the UK voted against the assisted dying bill.
This 83-year-old devout Christian grandmother was euthanized in Canada against her will.
She refused euthanasia, but was still killed after failing a cognitive test.
She allegedly died covered in blood, with her hands clasped in prayer.
Her name was Brigitte Stegemann.
The baby elephant abandoned by its herd had fallen into depression and lost its will to live… until it met a dog named Duma and they became friends. ❤️
At a time when there are more conflicts underway than at any time since World War II, the Sustainable Development Goals are failing because they were not built for an era of sustained conflict. Conflict undermines the systems that development goals depend on by cutting off humanitarian access and driving displacement. The countries impacted by it are failing the furthest behind.
This year's UN General Assembly comes with a sobering statistic: the world is on track to hit just 15% of its goals to end poverty, hunger and disease.
There's a clear reason for that.
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